Staff Software Engineer, Control
$235,600 - $276,800 USD yearly
Build the control plane and operating software for photonic quantum computers in Rust.
Originally posted 10 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The OS Core Team builds the distributed control plane and operating system for utility-scale photonic quantum computers, handling orchestration, scheduling, and kernel architecture. In this role, you will design and implement algorithms, controls, and system software in Rust to keep quantum processors calibrated and in specification.
What you'll do
- Develop and implement software for the control of photonic quantum computers in Rust.
- Design and architect system software for orchestration, scheduling, calibration, and validation.
- Participate in design and code reviews.
- Collaborate across software, hardware, and research teams.
- Conduct testing and maintenance of control software while championing software development practices.
What you'll need
- 15+ years of experience with Rust or C++ in a system software context.
- Experience in the architecture and implementation of system software for HPC, robotics, AI, quantum computing, semiconductor fabrication, or control systems.
- Proven track record of developing and shipping reliable, performant software in a high-scale or mission-critical context.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience.
Nice to have
- Experience in high performance computing, computer architecture, or high performance networking.
- Experience building operating systems, compilers, or kernels.
- Experience interfacing with ASICs and/or FPGAs in complex, high-performance systems or an edge-computing context.
- Experience with Nix.
- Experience with highly scalable distributed systems in a reliability and up-time critical environment.
- Familiarity with quantum control.
- PhD in a related technical discipline.
Skills: Rust, C++, operating system, kernel architecture, control systems
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First seen in our index 0 days ago, well below the 66-day median for Systems Software Engineering roles.
Systems Software Engineering · Systems Software
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Open roles in category
704
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Median days since first seen
66 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$220k
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| Metric | PsiQuantum | All employers we track in this specialty (704 roles · 73 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 704 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 42 | 6610 · 157 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 0 d | 66 d (+66 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $220k |
Skills observed across this category: Rust, C++, operating system, kernel architecture, control systems
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 167 open roles · median 55 d
- Qualcomm · 159 open roles · median 90 d
- AMD · 69 open roles · median 59 d
- Arm Holdings · 32 open roles · median 13 d
- Mobileye · 27 open roles · median 95 d
- Keysight Technologies · 15 open roles · median 38 d
How we counted: 704 open Systems Software Engineering (Systems Software) roles from 73 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there, and is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.